Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand

• 主要な著者: Kavin Thinkhamrop (著者), Narong Khuntikeo (著者), Paiboon Sithithaworn (著者), Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop (著者), Kinley Wangdi (著者), Matthew J. Kelly (著者), Apiporn T. Suwannatrai (著者), Darren J. Gray (著者)
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• 出版事項: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) development. Although treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) effectively cures O. viverrini infection, the p...